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History of Games
How enduring games evolve: rules mutate, cultures adapt them, institutions standardize them, and strategic depth can survive enormous historical change.
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- History of Games: How Rule Systems EvolveGames are unusually durable cultural objects.
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- Mancala: A Family of Sowing Games"Mancala" is often treated as the name of one board game.
- Go: Territory, Influence, and 2,500+ Years of ContinuityGo is one of the oldest continuously played strategy games.
- Chess: From Chaturanga to the Modern QueenModern chess did not appear fully formed.
- From Whist to Contract BridgeContract bridge belongs to a long family of tricktaking card games.